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Baton Rouge woman injured in Colo. theater shooting

Jindal: We want to see the perpetrator suffer the appropriate consequences

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Updated: 6:39 PM CDT Jul 20, 2012

Pourciau FamilySOURCE: Pourciau Family

Baton Rouge woman injured in Colo. theater shooting

Jindal: We want to see the perpetrator suffer the appropriate consequences

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Updated: 6:39 PM CDT Jul 20, 2012

BATON ROUGE —

A Baton Rouge teen was injured in the deadly shootings that happened at a Colorado movie theater during a midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises."

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Bonnie Kate Pourciau, 18, was shot in the knee but survived.

The station said her family is en route to Colorado.

The family issued a statement Friday afternoon.

It reads: "We wish to thank our many family and friends as well as many others from the community for their expressions of support and concern for our daughter, as well as the many prayers that have been, and continue to be made on Bonnie Kate's behalf. Her injuries, while serious, are not life-threatening, and the early indicators from her surgery have been encouraging. We would appreciate, as much as possible, being given the time and space to deal with the trauma of what has happened and would ask that people please respect our need for privacy. As a Christian family we are trusting the Lord to guide us through this difficult time. Our hearts and prayers also go out to all the families and communities that are affected by this tragedy."

Kathleen Pourciau told The Advocate that since her daughter couldn't walk, a man in an adjoining theater helped her get out. She said her daughter used the man's cellphone to call home and tell her what had happened.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal commented on the attacks while at an event in Leesville, La., saying everyone is demanding justice.

"What an awful tragedy that happened overnight. There was an 18-year-old, a young woman from Baton Rouge, who was caught in the gunfire who was actually wounded. Her family is on their way to be with her. She did survive the shooting, but our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this senseless tragedy. Obviously, we want to see justice done. We want to see the perpetrator suffer the appropriate consequences. At this moment, everybody in Louisiana is sending their very best to those families in Colorado that went through this horrific experience,” Jindal said